Prince Concepts
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 2012 |
| Founder 👔 | Philip Kafka |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Detroit, MI |
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| 🌐 Website | princeconcepts.com/ |
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Prince Concepts is a real estate development company located in Core City, Detroit. The firm was founded in 2012 by entrepreneur Philip Kafka.[1][2] Prince Concepts is best known for its use of the Quonset Hut in developments[3] and developing public green space[4]. In 2022, Fast Company listed the firm as one of the world’s 10 most innovative architecture firms.[5] Prince Concepts was also named The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Award for Developer in the Midwest in 2022.
Background
Established in the Core City neighborhood of Detroit, Prince Concepts’ early projects focused on acquiring and developing property within the Core City area, an area that hadn't seen any significant investment since the 1960s. In the decade since its founding, the firm has renovated 62,000 square feet of property[6], built 26,000 square feet of new housing, created 30,000 square feet of public space, and planted over 512 trees in an area that previously had only three operational houses. In more recent years, Prince Concepts has experimented with its development philosophy in Fort Worth, Texas.[7]
Projects
Prince Concepts’ 16 projects in Core City include True North, a community of eight Quonset huts on 25,000 square feet of land[8]; Caterpillar, a 9,000 square foot eight-unit Quonset hut in an 188-tree public green space designed by Julie Bargmann[9]; Core City Park, also designed by Bargmann, a former parking lot transformed into an urban park with more than 110 trees across 8,000 square feet of land[10]; and PARK(ing), a 28-stall surface parking lot and green space.[11][not in citation given] The firm completed work in Fall 2022 on PS1200, a new mixed-use development in Fort Worth, TX.[7]
Honors
Prince Concepts has been awarded numerous national and international awards for its projects. Notable awards include recognition by Fast Company as one of 2022’s 10 most innovative architecture firms and 5K as one of “The most unusual buildings of 2022”[12], The Architect’s Newspaper’s 2021 Best of Practice Awards for Developer – Midwest[13]; and Architecture MasterPrize 2021, best Residential Architecture - Multi Unit award for Caterpillar[14]. The firm and its projects have also been finalists for a number of architecture awards, Caterpillar for Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the Spaces and Places category[15], and an Honorable Mention in the Architecture category as part of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards.[16]
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- ↑ "New Yorker Philip Kafka brings energy to rehab Detroit buildings". www.detroitnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ DeVito, Lee. "Why this Detroit cafe sells 'nude raw carrots' for $1.80". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Berg, Nate (2021-04-29). "'Home Depot architecture': How one developer is turning farm storage into sleek apartments". Fast Company. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Mondry, Aaron (2020-02-18). "Core City developer Philip Kafka outlines grand plans for neighborhood". Curbed Detroit. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Berg, Nate (2022-03-08). "The 10 most innovative architecture firms in 2022". Fast Company. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Reiner-Roth, Shane (2021-08-16). "Detroit's Prince Concepts rejuvenates the business of development while transforming communities in the process". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rudolph, Jenny (2022-09-05). "Funkiest apartments in Funkytown? This Near Southside project is unique in Fort Worth". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Risen, Clay (2017-02-10). "True North". Architect Magazine. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Wang, Lucy (2022-05-09). "A Massive Metal "Caterpillar" Brings Eight Cost-Effective Apartments to Detroit". Dwell. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ "To The Core | Landscape Architecture Magazine". landscapearchitecturemagazine.org. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Margolies, Jane (2023-03-07). "Awash in Asphalt, Cities Rethink Their Parking Needs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Berg, Nate (2022-12-28). "The most unusual buildings of 2022". Fast Company. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Editors, The (2021-06-30). "Meet the winners of our 2021 Best of Practice Awards". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ "Caterpillar". architectureprize.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Staff, Fast Company (2021-09-21). "The most innovative architecture of 2021". Fast Company. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Berg, Nate (2023-05-02). "11 companies that show how architecture can be a powerful agent for change". Fast Company. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
